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Hmm I am not sure how to answer your question. After last year, and furthermore whenever skiing on a workday, I am not sure there is such a thing as bad snow...
The little sections of crust existed throughout Upper I but were small and avoidable. As I got closer to the occasionally windy breakover between Upper and Lower, they got more common, but still you'd be off them within a turn if you used proper realtime guesswork about how/where the good snow was likely to have been deposited. Lo...
The little sections of crust existed throughout Upper I but were small and avoidable. As I got closer to the occasionally windy breakover between Upper and Lower, they got more common, but still you'd be off them within a turn if you used proper realtime guesswork about how/where the good snow was likely to have been deposited. Lo...
Update: Despite my own jinxing, I went up this morning.
It was still very very good.
Once above C1, the wind has definitely been moving things around on top of the Sunday(?) rain crust, but it was not at all windy today at mountain level. This crust was particularly evident in Edelweiss Bowl. Most of the time the crust was punchable for purposes of skinning, and with care it was also possible to discover the more sheltered areas that hadn't been scoured. The wind deposited stuff is pr...
It was still very very good.
Once above C1, the wind has definitely been moving things around on top of the Sunday(?) rain crust, but it was not at all windy today at mountain level. This crust was particularly evident in Edelweiss Bowl. Most of the time the crust was punchable for purposes of skinning, and with care it was also possible to discover the more sheltered areas that hadn't been scoured. The wind deposited stuff is pr...
Weird that there was so little snow. Baker's microclimate really is amazing, isn't it? They're currently listing 69 inches at Heather Meadows (4200ft).
Nearby sno-tel sites show about half that:
32 inches at 3200ft
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=910&days=7&state=WA
38 inches at 4900ft
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=1011&days=7&state=WA
28 inches at 4200ft
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nw...
Nearby sno-tel sites show about half that:
32 inches at 3200ft
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=910&days=7&state=WA
38 inches at 4900ft
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=1011&days=7&state=WA
28 inches at 4200ft
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nw...
sweeeeeeeeet. love to see the pics of the pow-pow. ;D
Just went and skied International this afternoon. Face shots at 5pm. There was a smokin' skin track all the way to the top of chair 2, but all the tracks went back down the face. 12-14 inches of dry snow all the way down to lower International, 6-8 inches in the middle, and 3-4 down below, which also was nice and dry.
How is it on the other side of the rock (and further below)? We saw your tracks going around and wondered what it was like.
Here's 3 more pics of how deep it was:
Here I just dropped in below the trees & am located in top middle (hard to see where I am!):
Andy diving in:
Here's 3 more pics of how deep it was:
Here I just dropped in below the trees & am located in top middle (hard to see where I am!):
Andy diving in:
Yeah, I kept telling them it would turn to snow . . . :D
Wow, you guys went to the top even with Sunday's weather!? I broke the skin track in and as you saw stopped at top of chair 1. I left the lot around 6:30 in a driving rain. (I knew it was going to warm up, so I thought if I left really early the snow wouldn't be turning to rain yet. ha ha on that concept) Saturday was wonderful top to bottom, and Sunday was at least a good gortex test. 8)
Nice work! I suspected as much when I got up this morning and found it was crisp and cold in Seattle.
Though my timing seems to off by a day, this heavy snow/rain cycle is perfect for laying down a stable base, huh?
Wish they would get the cable and sewer done under the new bridge so the webcam would work . . .
Though my timing seems to off by a day, this heavy snow/rain cycle is perfect for laying down a stable base, huh?
Wish they would get the cable and sewer done under the new bridge so the webcam would work . . .
I knew you'd be heading up there...I just got your pm btw. Sorry I missed you. I had a feeling it would be good this morning too, but I was up until 3:00 am finishing up the weekends re-mod work so I didn't really consider it. Got my fix on Saturday up on Sykline Ridge (very good). Next time...looking forward to some nice Monday's this year.
Drat. Should have looked at that telemetry before turning in last night! Now I am stuck at work, staring forlornly at nice blue patches on the webcams, and you're almost certainly right that it'll be glop tomorrow.
We were also there Saturday, taking a run first down Kante to just past the gunmount and then back up to do Intl., which was good but we got nailed by that same visibility drop there, which cut into the fun a little bit but the snow was definitely nice.
We were also there Saturday, taking a run first down Kante to just past the gunmount and then back up to do Intl., which was good but we got nailed by that same visibility drop there, which cut into the fun a little bit but the snow was definitely nice.
A great time to return to the West Cady Ballfield -- and become a human snowball on the way back down -- Great entertaining shots Chris!
What a difference a day (or 2) makes. We skied Alpental Saturday morning, a day before Greg and 2 days before MW8. Took the same route up chair 1 & 2. At the top we found 12 inches of very dry sugar snow, surprisingly well bonded to the rain crust below. Dropped into International which was even deeper and excellent. Super fast dry snow. We should have just lapped it over and over because it was so good, but our destination was Pineapple Basin. By the time we got out there the visibility was...
Nice work! I did a similar adventure last week before work. Sometimes in these days of kids it is the only way to make turns and get the dog some exercise.
4 o' clock comes quickly especially when you can not sleep do to that condition known as powder dreamin'.
Cheers!
4 o' clock comes quickly especially when you can not sleep do to that condition known as powder dreamin'.
Cheers!
Apart from the post-Snowbash hangover, fun times! ;D
Heya Greg- sorry I missed you guys today, I think ;) Glad to hear the ski down was better than expected.
What a change in snow conditions since yesterday...I ended up hitting the lifts with my telegear over at Snoq. in the rain this afternoon (felt like I really needed to start getting some use out of the season's pass)...wasn't too bad actually (soft wet-pack), downpour notwithstanding.
What a change in snow conditions since yesterday...I ended up hitting the lifts with my telegear over at Snoq. in the rain this afternoon (felt like I really needed to start getting some use out of the season's pass)...wasn't too bad actually (soft wet-pack), downpour notwithstanding.
Brenda and I were there on Sat also - and yes the single ride pass is still 10 bucks, we took full advantage. After a frustrating detour to Paradise, we headed to White Pass along with several other groups of Paradise refugees. We too skied this bowl but on the second run continued up towards Hogback Mt and skied into the bowl just the other side of the rock in your photos, a ways down into the trees, then made a traverse below and past the rock to climb back out and head home. Great snow. I too...
I wish we'd known about the hiking ticket! Oh well. What a great place to tour - you're lucky it's so close! Not too far either coming from Portland. Will send a note when we come up there next.
rob, did you know that wp sells a one ride lift ticket for hikers. It's right around $10. It has been available for quite a few years unless they have changed the policy this year, and i doubt that. The shot in your photo with the big rock berg is First Bowl it stays protected from the winds and is much quicker to get to than Hogback Peak. I lapped it sat. with some of the best snow in years over the knees in the bowl on a crust that was so minimal you wouldn't have known...
Not in the "know" scotsman but I made a go at it as well. I was also peaved w/ their answer at entrance. What got my goat was the fact that wehn i called the phone msg line for road and weather cond. at 7am (reasonably late if you ask me) The recording was still from friday @ 2. This is unacceptable imo. Twould not be suprised if it all leads back to BUDGET....but the park staff can't comment on that >:( I hope someone gets to kill it when the gat...
Break it in! Yah, sounds like the ski area has been absolutely packed to the brim.
Now that was some good Act-shon. Thanks to Wheep-A for organizing the entourage. Nice way to grease the groove in terms of getting the winter a started. I am totally sold on the dawn patrol phenomena.
Look forward to an even larger posse in the coming weeks.
J
Look forward to an even larger posse in the coming weeks.
J
wipe, Carter and J. sorry to missed you guys. my excuse was traffic... ;)
way to ski it down to the base all week guys!!! ;)
Those skiers in the video need some help. Nice poacher shot, though.
It wasn't turns but it sure was nice to do some fast shussing. A nordic tour is very good for the lungs and soul every once in a while. Plus the skinny skis are always good for testing one's balance in the diagonal stride!
Seems like the little clear cuts on the north sides have really grown in. I remember learning and teaching myself tele in them some time ago. They need a deep snowpack now to cover the regrowth enough to link any significant turns.
Seems like the little clear cuts on the north sides have really grown in. I remember learning and teaching myself tele in them some time ago. They need a deep snowpack now to cover the regrowth enough to link any significant turns.
Actually Ron,
The silver lining part of the message I sent you guys refered to the fact that I crashed so much that day that I seem to have repaired my sore knees 8) (although the photo is a little silver) Anyway fun day, good to see you Gus and co. Sorry you were trapped holding the bag there Scotty ;).....Jerry
The silver lining part of the message I sent you guys refered to the fact that I crashed so much that day that I seem to have repaired my sore knees 8) (although the photo is a little silver) Anyway fun day, good to see you Gus and co. Sorry you were trapped holding the bag there Scotty ;).....Jerry
Daniel and Skip (and others)
Depending on weather, I could do a dawn patrol or all day Friday.
Way to get the goods there Cass.
Jessica
Depending on weather, I could do a dawn patrol or all day Friday.
Way to get the goods there Cass.
Jessica
Sorry I missed you guys - 6:20 would have left me with about 2 hours of sleep. I started skinning at about 11:00 AM, followed a nice skin track up lower International to a little above the saddle, where it abruptly ended. Broke trail up Upper International in the fog which was quite laborious - not-even-close-to-wall-to-wall skins on Teledaddies would lose traction suddenly if angle got too steep or edges found harder snow below (cut for 84mm waist R:EX's) which made smashing my knee into the sh...
Let's see how the weather goes - they're talking 9000' freezing level and rain the next couple of days.
Nice work, guys. Anyone up for another patrol this Friday?
Nice nice! I'm so, so pleased I couldn't pull it off this morning. Fine work, all.
Scotty, you seem to be a never-ending source of humorous posts. Keep it up -- good grins :)
Posted a couple more pics here just to show conditions.
Here's another that JW took he calls "Silver Lining":
Posted a couple more pics here just to show conditions.
Here's another that JW took he calls "Silver Lining":
We skied Wildcatz yesterday and had a blast. No other lines on the run and an easy skin to the top plus tracks to get back to the lodge.
Not bad for Nov 6th. My partner and I wished for bigger boards though.
Double diamond runs are sweet on days like Sunday.
Not bad for Nov 6th. My partner and I wished for bigger boards though.
Double diamond runs are sweet on days like Sunday.
...it's about 35 degree slope and prone to small slides. It's no where near 45 degress...
Mmmm, ok. I measure the steepest feature large enough to slide, and I remember this rollover at 45 degrees. Of course, the slope as a whole is less steep. I'll check next time I'm up.
Here's one from Saturday... I have no idea who this is (just someone poaching our line ;-) )
I hardly took my camcorder out Saturday because it was snowing so hard... and I just didn't want to fiddle around in the middle of a run - felt better just to board down non-stop in an orgasmic cloud of dust...
I did put some shots from Sunday here:
http://www.splitboard.net/talk/viewtopic.php?t=1648
I did put some shots from Sunday here:
http://www.splitboard.net/talk/viewtopic.php?t=1648
I dunno about this. I skied lots of little 40 degree slopes today, alone and without fear (though not without caution). As I recollect, the rollover in the photo is about 45 degrees steepness: maybe even steeper early in the season when the slope isn't filled in. That alone is enough to give pause....even if you didn't know that there was an avalanche fatality very near there a couple of years ago, and another just up the hill. Both were on small slopes s...
I was out on Sat. morning with a friend; we were up the Blueberry cat-track just a short ways before we heard of the slide. Me and another person used our radios to get in touch with ski patrol. I was a little amazed at the rumor mill about this slide--there were reports of a broken femur, that he had been buried 15-20 minutes, etc. I was glad to hear he made it out all right.
After all that excitement, we went on to have a heck of weekend skiing off of Pan-Dome. Nothing new to report on...
After all that excitement, we went on to have a heck of weekend skiing off of Pan-Dome. Nothing new to report on...
after not skiing for 1.5 years due to an injury this was a great return to freshiez land. (actually the doctor had said i could go lift skiing last year but there was no lift skiing and lift skiing sucks anyway.)
lots of people who post on this board had offered kind words during that difficult time and i'd like to thank you all for your encouragement and aver that i am, officially, back in the saddle. :D
lots of people who post on this board had offered kind words during that difficult time and i'd like to thank you all for your encouragement and aver that i am, officially, back in the saddle. :D
Thanks for the snow report Mad Dog. It's just great to have so much snow to evaluate. ;D
I was grounded by my wife on Sunday or else I'd have been there. As I was dragged around the stores I kept telling her that Ron, Jerry and Jeanette will be up there!
She told me to save my energy for clearing dog poop of the lawn when I got back from holding her handbag. ;D
Next time! 8)
I was grounded by my wife on Sunday or else I'd have been there. As I was dragged around the stores I kept telling her that Ron, Jerry and Jeanette will be up there!
She told me to save my energy for clearing dog poop of the lawn when I got back from holding her handbag. ;D
Next time! 8)
I was nice to see Gusk and company at Paradise, we exchanged a few ideas on our intended destinations. Winter has certainly arrived in the PNW with Paradise getting a coating of snow that just about tops what was there last season. Last Sunday there was 5 inches on the ground, this Sunday 57 inches! With the Longmire gate opening at 10:45 we took advantage of the wait and did some beacon search practice to fill the time.
Ron, Jerry, Darryl, and I decided to spend a little tim...
Ron, Jerry, Darryl, and I decided to spend a little tim...